Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-30
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STATE NEWS.


number Of her swell weddings.
Vt. Irwin, OF Abilene, offers to
shoot A. II. BOgardus for $1,000 a side.
The POstofHce at Cool, Cloud County,
has been discontinued.
The Missouri River bridge at Leaven.
worth Is again open for traffic.
The new opera house IN Anthony was
dedicated few evenings ago by Miss
Madden.
The EmpOria Fanatic is publishing
the names Of those who buy intoxicating
Liquors from the druggists.
Lanora Leader: The indications
now point to a regular boom in north
western Kansas the coming. season.
Holton Recorder: A petition is being
circul8tsd and generally signed, asking
that Holton be made city tf the second
class.
Senator Plumb has introduced q bill
providing for the holding Of terms OF the
United States district court at Concordia
aud Sllina.
Osborne Journal: NJ. P. Taylor Of
Corinth is building aCheese factory, and
proposes engaging in that branch Of
industry on a large scale.
Kansas always has big crops on the
years OF preside initial elections. This
has been the case since 1850, says the
EldOradO Republican
Atchison Globe: The amount OF
m=nts 10 Atchison during the present
year viii aggregate S35O,00O.
Lsavenworth Standard: Lsaven-
WORTH -four is sold in every state west of
the Mississippi and the same can be said
Of other pTOiuc g manufactured here.
Atohison Globe: Josiah Salmons,
aged 81 years, a retired farmer living at
Gay lord, died at the union depot in this
city a day or two ago from a dose OF
Eminent taken by mistake for wine.
The young ladies of White Cloud,
Kan, have signed a pledge that they
will abstain from the use Of gum and
slang, and not kesp company with young
men who use tobacco, strong drink, OF
prOfane language.
Phillips Freeman: "Old joe" the
eagle that has been stationed at the
Ferret House Tor the past three years,
took HE departure a week or ten days
ago and has not returned since. "Ioe"
knew no friends, but he will be greatly
missed, not withstandjng the fact that he
vas not as socisble as he might have
been.
Mr.. Abram Weaver, Of Atohison, died
in that city few days ago. Mr.. Weav-
ct, who was SO years Old, came to Kan
sRs in 1859 and has Gince continuously
| resided in the stats. He was the father
Of Gsn5rbi James B. Weaver, one Of
IoWa's congressman, and at one time the
Greenback candidate for president'of the
United States.
Arkansas City Republican Traveller:
/ W. D. Crawford came to the city in
great haste a few days ago to get a
block and tackel. He reported that Ons
/ Ot his COWS had fallen in his well and
vas sitting with head up at the bottom.
The COW fell a distance OF thirty fest.
Oswego Democrat; a very serious
| accident occurred in F'aiTview township,
/ a few days ago. Two of Peter Brellhares
sons were hauling fodder, and had a
shotgun with them. One Of the boys
caught hold Of the gun by the muzzle,
/ and attempted to draw it from the wagon
The gun vas discharged, the contents of
| me barrel entering the young mans
abdomen, inhicting a terrible wound,
l from which he cannot recover.
Newton Kansan: A. Il. McLain has
very sagaoious dog. The animal
makes daily trips to the bank by street
/ car. He awaits the arrival of the Broad
way street car and when opposite the
/ Nolan residence he Tushes out into the
street and springs onto the rear platform,
where he remains until the Gag is OPP
/ Dosite the bank on Main street, when he
/ gets OF and remains until night.
CoDcordia Empire: J. B. Damony, c
farmer who lived southeast Of town, com
| nitted suicide by throwing himself In q
| veil. He leaves a wife and seven OF
/ -ight children. Tue cause, apparently,
/ Ras a morbid fear of financial embarrass-
ment. He was in good circumstances,
however, owning over 300 acres, but his
'aiiure to raise a good crop this year, led
to the fatal act.
Girard Press: Recently, the I7-year-
! I'D daughter Of j. G. Gardner, Of Lincoln
-Owlship, WIS poisoped by eating
l sauned apples. IT was about Doons and
she bad opened the can preparatory TO
/ outing them on the table, and ste few.
I In a few minutes she was taken deatbly
sick, and symptoms Of poisoning Rp-
oeared. Medical aid wae summoned. and
she Is slowly recovering from the effects.
/ The spples were canned and preserved
at home, and DO one can account for the
presence Of the poison.
Wat Snyder, a Concordia young man,
Ocked up a Sweds girl in a room in that
city and kept her there for two months
/ not allowing her to depart from the
/ room IN that time. He carried her food
and water. The girl finally succeeded
in breaking out Of the room and had
him arrested. In default Of $500
hail he was confined in the Concordia
jail.
Burlington Independent: The cIti-
zsns Of Burlington, acting on the sug-
zestiOBs Of the Independent two weeks
ago, have by voluntary contributions
j raised a purse Of about $500 or 81, 600
l which they hold as a standing reward
for the person who viii huEt out, arrest
and convict the person or persons that
have been doing the incendiary work in
our city for the past few years. The
amount is made up by our best business
men aud viii be paid to the person who
viii do this Worz.
Wa-Keeney World: KelsO, the Logon
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